Cikawalon River is an important river at Dayeuhluhur , Cilacap Regency , Central Java in Java Island , Indonesia , about 220 km southeast of the capital Jakarta . It is a tributary river of the Cibeet River .
7-488: The source of this river is at The Forbidden Forest of the Upper Cibeet River , near Mount Pojoktiga , and the river flows into Cibeet River . Location Cikawalon river is at the upper of north Cilacap Regency but this river never has pure water because of farming activities. The Cikawalon River is a unique river, because it has a lot of sacred places. Ngarumat Lembur ("caring for hometown"), at its fourth volume,
14-589: Is a tourism place located on the Singaraja River which falls into the Cikawalon River. The road to the waterfall was repaired through the first volume of the Ngarumat Lembur program on March 16, 2010, so that the previous track was only stretched and could be entered by four-wheeled vehicles. The river flows in the central area of Java with a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in
21-595: The Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 21 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 22 °C, and the coldest is August, at 20 °C. The average annual rainfall is 3618 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 541 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 45 mm rainfall. 7°13′07″S 108°35′50″E / 7.2187°S 108.5973°E / -7.2187; 108.5973 The Forbidden Forest of
28-554: The Upper Cibeet River The Forbidden Forest of The Upper Cibeet River is a sacred wooded area in an old tropical forest Dayeuhluhur , in the north Cilacap Regency of Central Java , Indonesia . Visitors must be accompanied by a Key Keeper, to ensure proper respect for Dayeuhluhurian culture. They claim the forest to be one of spirituality. The Juru Kunci , or key keeper is Ceceng Rusmana from Cibeet River . Similar to Ujung Kulon National Park ,
35-567: The forest hosts tropical and rare animals and trees, including many Rusa (genus) Javan leopard and monkeys . People in this area believe that the Javan tiger and banteng still live there. This forest also contains many species of wild orchid . Many rivers have their headwaters in the region of the Upper Cibeet. Some drain to the north into the Java Sea like Cipamali River, while others drain to
42-610: The south in the Indian Ocean , like the Cibeet River , Cidayeuh River and Cikawalon River . A common belief in Mitos forbids speaking or asking about anything seen in the forest. Another holds that spitting (showing disrespect) while in the forest will cause leeches to attack, making them the real guardian. The blood worm (Pacet) is common in the forest. This leech does not live in water but crawls everywhere on land and trees, not unlike
49-478: Was held in December 2012, took advantage of the moment of National Tree Planting Day every November to hold tree planting . Tree planting since 2010 has been carried out in seven villages, namely Datar, Hanum, Panulisan Barat, Panulisan Timur, Bingkeng, Ciwalen, and Cijeruk, targeting critical lands in the Cikawalon River, Singaraja, Cidayeuh, Cibeet and Cijolang which crosses Dayeuhluhur. " Curug Cimandaway " waterfall
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